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Butterflies, Sketches and Colors, Oh My!

Thursday, April 26, 2012

I don't do this all that often, but I managed to make a card using three different challenges. Usually I go for two, like a color and a sketch. Today I did that with the FTL sketch and the colors at Simply Stampin'. But then I added the butterfly challenge at Our Creative Corner!

This is the first time that I used the Flower Garden embossing folder. I've seen some cards where people have lightly sponged the embossed image to give it some depth, but I was pretty sure that I would wreck it if I tried that so I left that layer alone in all its CAS glory. I stamped the Marina Mist circle from the Simple Shapes stamp set and the Pink Pirouette circle from Frames With a Flourish. Each is layered on a cardstock circle of the same color. I added a couple of buttons - and yes, the pink one is Pretty in Pink (not Pink Pirouette) and a couple of layered butterflies cut from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

Even though my circles are out of whack with the sketch and I totally forgot to add a sentiment I'm pretty pleased with how this turned out. I hope the FTL ladies will excuse my lapse!

I'm just a girl who loves paper and ink. I've been stamping for many years since a friend invited me to her house to make my own Christmas cards. By day I'm a number cruncher at a bank so I love being able to finish the day with some paper, images and ink.

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